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4 Tuesday April 11 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Your Local Views Food hub ‘great local initiative’ SOUTHERN VIEW •HAVE YOUR SAY: If you have a view on a local issue, send it to noah.graham@starmedia.kiwi Woolston Community Centre co-ordinator Carol Brown writes about Michael Reynolds’ ambition to get a selfsustainable food hub in Woolston and the benefits it would bring to the area There has been so much attention on the bad stuff happening around Woolston, it’s time to highlight the fact that there are actually good things going on too. I have stumbled across a great local initiative getting under way. It’s called the Roimata Community Food Hub and it’s proposed to go in to Radley Park as an orchard and community garden. This project is something which I think will benefit the greater community immensely by strengthening community spirit, making partnerships and working together for the greater good. Not only will there be the obvious benefit of fresh, locallygrown fruit and vegetables reducing your carbon footprint, but there will also be hidden benefits like sharing knowledge, PROPOSED: Radley Park could be the site for the Roimata Community Food Hub if the community rallies behind the idea. learning where and how our food is grown, and therapy. Gardening is very therapeutic – it gives you a sense of achievement and belonging, making you feel worthwhile. Perhaps you could make some wonderful new friends while you get healthy consuming vitamins and minerals from the harvest. We have an amazing resource at our fingertips. Radley Park is a big piece of land which largely goes under-utilised. The gardens will be almost pollutant-free because there is no traffic going past. The first stage will include planting out fruit trees, which it is possible could happen in the next month. The city council and Linwood- Central-Heathcote Community Board are supporting this venture and will hopefully grant some funds. You could be a part of transforming and evolving the park into an even better public place – a comprehensive community food resource. So don’t be shy, get involved. The contact person is Michael Reynolds via The Roimata Community Food Hub on Facebook. Stephen Wickham writes in response to Southern View’s front page article – Opposition to multi-unit housing development mounts (March 28). I can empathise with the residents who feel they will be most affected by Multay Developments Ltd’s building proposal of four two-storey units. In my experience, wellplanned or good development seldom attracts criticism, but poor or over-development does. And I believe this could be the case here as the area involved is a very long and narrow section. Two well-designed units complementing Studholme St would be far more desirable than what I understand has been proposed. But then again, I’m not a second-tier developer wanting to farm people for maximum profits. Reverend Michael Kerr writes about the plan to repair Ferrymead’s Cob Cottage In the March 14 edition of Southern View, I was interested to read that Cob Cottage is to be repaired following the earthquakes. In the 1950s, I lived at Te Awa Kura Tce on St Andrews Hill with my late parents and sisters. Everyday I would pass the cottage on my way into Christchurch. Then, many years ago I obtained a painting by L Baire Fribery of the cottage, with the old Ferrymead Bridge and the Yacht Club building behind it. The framed painting hangs on my wall as a constant reminder of days of yore. Memories are precious and I was glad to read the cottage will be restored. Build your next home with Artisan Homes Your local registered Master Builder Home building is as much about understanding the landscape and the client as it is the plan and the materials. 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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday April 11 2017 5 News $600k bus shelter for Linwood • By Bridget Rutherford BUS STOPS next to Eastgate Shopping Centre will be upgraded after patrons complained they were not getting the same service as other areas. The city council is looking at installing $600,000 weatherproof bus shelters to replace the current ones on Buckleys Rd, along with a $500,000 signalised pedestrian crossing. It came after there were complaints last year that Northlands and Westfield Riccarton had received upgrades, while Eastgate was still waiting. Property owners also called for the stop to be moved away from Buckleys Rd, as they said patrons were littering, urinating and defecating on their properties. City council staff have looked at four options, in the shopping centre’s car park at the rear entrance, the Cranley St former library site, to upgrade the current Buckleys Rd shelter with a waiting lounge, or to upgrade it without the lounge. Their recommended option was to upgrade the current shelter as it would be cheaper, and the bus route would not need to be diverted. NEW: The Northlands Shopping Centre bus stop was one of two that was prioritised for upgrading over those in Linwood. But that would require consultation with neighbouring property owners, businesses and the mall. The Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board decided on Monday to ask city council staff to further evaluate upgrading the bus shelter, so it could be included in the 2018 Long Term Plan. In July, the then Hagley- Ferrymead Community Board requested the Greater Christchurch Public Transport Committee write a report looking at options for a covered interchange for Linwood. The report said there was insufficient passenger demand to justify a waiting lounge. UPGRADE: The bus stop on Buckleys Rd next to Eastgate will likely be upgraded with a weatherproof, larger shelter. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN It said in 2005, the city council identified Eastgate as a key public transport interchange site. In 2008, a review by Abley Transportation showed it to be a crucial location. Views sought on mall car park exit • By Noah Graham THE PUBLIC is being asked to lodge submissions to the city council to make the Barrington shopping centre car park exit safer. The Spreydon Neighbourhood Network is calling for the community to make submissions to the city council in a hope they can get funding allocated from the Annual Plan to enforce a no rightturn out of the mall and a traffic island on Barrington St. Network secretary Sonya Hodder said after the group presented their deputation to the Spreydon- Cashmere Community Board last week, the only chance for the project to be funded was through the Annual Plan. The network has asked for changes to the mall’s exit to stop vehicles from turning right out of the Barrington shopping centre as it put pedestrians, cyclists and the elderly in danger, Mrs Hodder said. Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board chairwoman Karolin Potter said there was no alternative to fund the project other than through city council. Submissions close on April 21. 395 Brougham St, Christchurch Ph (03) 365-3411 “Exclusive range of pottery, furniture, handcrafts, stoneware & gifts” Open 7 days Mon-Fri 10-4.30pm Weekends 10-4pm NUK KORAKO NATIONAL LIST MP BASED IN THE PORT HILLS I hold weekly mobile office constituency clinics around the Port Hills. For dates and locations please visit my website. You can also contact my office if there is anything I can help you with. A E W P 6/950 Ferry Road, Ferrymead nuk.korakomp@parliament.govt.nz www.korako.co.nz 03 384 0008 facebook.com/nukkorako.PortHills Working hard for our community Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by Nuk Korako, 6/950 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch bring in this advert to recieve your 9kg bottLe RefiLL oNLY $ 24 95 Valid from April 1st - April 30th 2017 Just mention your SuperGold Card or current supermarket fuel discount voucher and start saving 12cents per litre. Discounts everyday, terms and conditions apply. NPD Lincoln Road 55 Lincoln Rd, Spreydon | 03 338-5756
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